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“That’s not true,” I hiss through gritted teeth.
“Besides, if you haven’t forgotten, we nearly got killed because he kidnapped you. If he hadn’t taken you, our men would be at home, and your brother wouldn’t have gotten attacked in our front yard,” my mother snaps at me, appearing right behind my father’s back.
“Igor was attacked because he’s a stupid little shit,” I argue, refusing to let them put Igor’s mistakes on Nikolai. “It was his fault. If he hadn’t been fucking around, the Gargarins wouldn’t have tried to kill him.”
My father’s icy eyes darken in anger. “We’d be able to protect ourselves if Nikolai gave us guns as he promised he would,” he roars.
“And he did,” I insist, struggling to keep my voice level. The last thing I want is to yell at my parents. “It was you who backed out of the deal with him after he delivered the first shipment. He also mentioned you were behind the attack on him in Russia. For fuck’s sake, Father, stop pretending that he’s the only bad guy here. None of us are saints, and you know it!”
“Calm down, Kata,” my mother insists, forcing the corners of her mouth into a smile that doesn’t reach her eyes. “We’re only doing what’s best for you.”
“I was afraid of this,” my father says with a sad shake of his head. “He got to you. I can only hope we can reverse this brainwashing.”
I groan and wave my hands in the air in an exasperated gesture. “If you’d just listen to what I’ve been trying to say for the last five minutes, maybe we wouldn’t have to go in circles.”
“Tell us, daughter,” my father prompts, his expression patient, only adding to my stress. “Did you sleep with him?”
“That’s none of your business,” I shoot back in an annoyed tone. “I’m not a child. I can do whatever and whoever I want.”
“That would be a resounding yes then.” My father sighs. He glances at my mother. “It’s nothing we can’t fix.”
She nods. “What’s important is that we have her back. We’ll get her the best treatment the money can buy to break this man’s hold over her.”
“Stop talking as if I’m not here,” I hiss. “I can hear you, you know?”
But they no longer pay me any attention, wrapped in their own world.
“Maybe it would’ve been better if we had killed him after all,” my father mumbles. “He’s more cunning than even I gave him credit for.”
“Igor killed his mother and fiancée,” I snap. “What else do you want to take from him?”
My father’s head abruptly turns my way, his eyes locking on mine. “What did you just say?”
“What else do you want to take from him?” I repeat, my brows furrowing.
“No.” He shakes his head. “The first part.”
“That Igor killed Nikolai’s mother and fiancée?” I ask in confusion.
“Your brother killed Nikolai’s family?” my mother says in a surprised voice.
I nod. “In a drunken hit and run,” I explain, and glance at Father. “You helped him cover it up.”
“I had no idea they were Volkov’s family,” my father mutters under his breath, scratching the back of his neck.
“This doesn’t change anything,” my mother insists. “He took our child. He violated her. You must make him pay.”
I raise my hands, hoping to stop them. “Please don’t do this. He didn’t ‘violate’ me. I’m right here, and I’m okay. “
But neither one of them seems willing to listen to me. I’m back to being invisible as they circle each other, giving no signs of hearing me. It’s unnerving and confusing.
“Now’s the perfect moment,” my father says grimly. “We’ll never get a better chance.”
“Please don’t try to hurt him,” I repeat. “This isn’t a good plan. You’ll only risk getting yourselves killed.”
“Let’s end this nightmare,” my mother says to my father, ignoring me.
“Don’t worry, printsessa.” My father turns to me, his hands resting gently on my shoulders. “We’ll free you of him once and for all.”
